Boris Johnson pledges not to make Christmas illegal in Britain

India needs to address its unemployment crisis made worse by pandemic

US plans new charges over 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing

Liverpool go clear at top while Everton beat Leicester

London football stadium converted into huge Covid-19 vaccine site

Barcelona fight back against Sociedad to reignite title bid

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Lionel Messi 8, Frenkie de Jong 8, Antoine Griezmann 7: Barcelona player ratings v Real Sociedad

Quranic verses and Christmas lights: my multifaith family's holidays

Volunteering surge offers hope amid 2020 bleakness

Shares of $230 Japanese toaster maker double in Tokyo IPO

Joelinton: one goal but staggering wages! Newcastle United weekly salaries – in pictures

'I told him the best team lost' - Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp clash after Liverpool beat Spurs

Boeing to give employees stock shares in 2021 instead of pay rises

Why Middle Eastern artists are using landscapes as a tool of societal critique

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Sudan is emerging from isolation

Federal Reserve's Powell upbeat on US economy: 'Light at the end of the tunnel'

After sanctions, Congress committee criticises Turkey over six policies

Jack Harrison 9, Patrick Bamford 7; Sean Longstaff 4, Joelinton 6: Leeds v Newcastle player ratings

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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk shows top technique as he dines with Salt Bae in Dubai

Drake, no more 'habibi': 14 other Arabic words musicians should use in their tracks

'A Promised Land': Barack Obama on track for the best-selling presidential memoir

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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed meets President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El Sisi

Bukayo Saka 8, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 7; Theo Walcott 7, Jan Bednarek 5: Arsenal v Southampton player ratings

Deck the halls: inside a Dubai home with nine Christmas trees and a gingerbread kitchen

UAE F-35 deal moving fast and not affected by changeover, says US official

Cristiano Ronaldo misses penalty as Juventus settle for draw against Atalanta - in pictures

Aviation pioneer ZeroAvia raises $21.4m from Amazon and Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough

12 celebrity biopics coming in 2021: from Pamela Anderson and Elvis Presley to Whitney Houston and Madonna

Inside the world's first ice hotel as it reopens for winter: frozen hot dogs, a sub-zero sauna and a giant Maltese dog

Godolphin enter the fray as Secret Ambition looks to repeat Dubai Creek Mile win

Sir Ian McKellen gets Covid-19 vaccine: 'It's a very special day, I feel euphoric'

Giant rabbit-sized snails found in Abu Dhabi suburb for first time

George Clooney defends Tom Cruise's rant about Covid-19 safety: 'He didn't overreact'

In 2020's empty arenas, we learned what fans really mean to sport

Australian Open start date pushed back three weeks

Gene Simmons on Kiss's NYE show in Dubai: 'We have about $1 million worth of pyrotechnics'

White House sources: Donald Trump planning special investigation into Hunter Biden

Hot chocolate bombs: How to make the world's latest food trend and where to find them in the UAE

UAE leaders congratulate King Hamad on Bahrain’s National Day

Aflaj: What is the ancient desert irrigation system used in Al Ain?

Abu Dhabi vaccine hub increases distribution with global logistics companies

Mother calls for new law to protect children from toxic car fumes after daughter’s death

Allez Les Bleus! Kylian Mbappe sports dramatic new hairstyle as he helps champions PSG keep pace at the top - in pictures

'I can't tolerate this torture': Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir retires from international cricket

Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa among star names confirmed for Omega Dubai Desert Classic

Christmas in the Middle East: Preparations around the region – in pictures

Lockerbie bombing: who is suspected bomb-maker Abu Agila Mohammad Masud?

International students at NYU Abu Dhabi learn Arabic to understand Emirati culture

Biotech start-up that uses tech to create milk raises $6.2m with Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed's backing

Manchester United's Edinson Cavani charged by FA over social media post

Gaza entrepreneurs thrive online during Covid-19 and lingering conflict

The 10 best convertible cars in the UAE: from the Ferrari F8 Spider to Porsche 718 Boxster

Abu Dhabi's IHC to list three of its units on ADX secondary market

Three killed in helicopter crash off Algerian coast

Spending extra 5% of GDP on healthcare in developing countries can boost life expectancy

Abu Dhabi hosts Arabic language seminars online

Sharjah Art Foundation to present its art collection for first time in 2021

Australia on top after Virat Kohli's horror run out in first Test in Adelaide - in pictures

'Raw and authentic': US comedian Steve Harvey samples a taste of Emirati life

Airbnb and DoorDash stock pops reveal flaws in the IPO process

The Middle East has a duty to celebrate Arabic

Qatari banks face US court for 'secretly funnelling' money to terrorist groups that killed Americans

Fadl Shaker: Lebanese singer-turned-extremist sentenced to 22 years in prison

Abu Dhabi player in Emirates D20 tournament tests positive for coronavirus

UAE-Israel consortium strikes deal to buy Finablr

Tottenham's efficiency under Jose Mourinho could still pay dividends even after defeat to Liverpool

Parents and gamers frustrated as PS5 and Xbox stock sells out

Memories of Mosul: inside the DNA-led effort to identify Yazidis slaughtered by ISIS

Memories of Mosul: As Papal visit approaches, Iraqi Christians still worry for safety

Beyond The Headlines: Memories of Mosul three years after ISIS

Memories of Mosul: How one resident of Iraq is reclaiming his city’s culture from ISIS

Abu Dhabi expands AgTech incentive programme to target companies in high-growth areas

Germany's Humboldt Forum opens to chorus of disapproval over colonial artefacts

Fashion Through the Years: Peek inside exhibition that shines light on UAE's history through its clothes

Are Turkey's days in Nato numbered?

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid meets Pakistani Foreign Minister

New UAE artist collective puts Philippine art in the spotlight: 'By Filipinos, for Filipinos'

Cartoon for December 18, 2020

Socially conscious investing is on the rise in the Middle East

UAE's retail sector to fully recover by 2021, Majid Al Futtaim CEO says

Luxury December 2020: Traditional Emirati dress; private jet travel; and Hermès

How diverse reforms can harness the GCC’s human resources

Art Dubai 2021: Fair to turn city into a 'performance ground' with programme of art interventions

Saudi health minister among first to receive coronavirus vaccination

20 Christmas songs to add to your festive playlist: from Mariah Carey and John Lennon to James Brown and Run-DMC

British Airways cancels several long-haul routes in 2021

Rove La Mer Beach: Dubai's newest hotel offers seaside stays from Dh299

Money & Me: ‘As you get older, time becomes more valuable than money’

Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers

'We are wholeheartedly broken': Nigerian town devastated by mass kidnapping of schoolboys

Russian nuclear-powered ship stranded off Canaries as ill captain is airlifted

Jabal Akhdhar: Oman's reopened mountain attraction awaits visitors

In cradle of Tunisia's uprising, much remains the same 10 years later

Deck the hall: cities around the world transformed by festive lights - in pictures

Christmas holidays extended for UK schools to enable mass Covid testing

Bert van Marwijk officially begins second stint as UAE manager after signing contract